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March 3: Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state. May 26: Florida Legislature is formed succeeding the Florida Territorial Legislative Council. June 25: Florida's first elected governor, William Dunn Moseley takes office. 1848 January 8: Holmes County is established. 1849 January 18: Putnam County is established.
The 1884 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884. Democratic nominee Edward A. Perry defeated Republican nominee Frank W. Pope with 53.53% of the vote. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Republicans would not carry Jefferson County in a gubernatorial election again until 2018 .
The party held a convention in June 1884 in Live Oak, Florida [3] Frank W. Pope, a former Democrat, was nominated as their gubernatorial candidate in that year's election. [4] Pope faced the threat of lynching in Madison County where allegations of election fraud and murderous violence were documented in 1882. [5]
The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 4 for the 49th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor .
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The 1884 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 4, 1884, as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose four representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
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[79] [80] Florida's strong population growth followed other states in the southern and western United States along with following the same trend as many residents moving to the state were from the Midwest and Northeastern US. Many new residents in Florida were elderly and as a result the average age in Florida would increase from 28.8 in 1950 ...